My kitchen is not huge and my pantry is even smaller. So, needless to say I don’t have extra space for non-essentials. Why would someone build a 5 bedroom home with a small kitchen? Better question: Who would buy it? Good thing I’m organized! Anyway, I saw these totes at Wal-Mart. They were marked down to $5, but at the checkstand they were really marked down to $3 each. Woo-hoo! I knew they would be perfect in the mudroom to store those “extras” I didn’t have room for in the kitchen. (Please ignore the walls, my mudroom is still not finished. Will someone please ground me until I finish it?)
They looked pretty good up there, but kind of blah! Of course, my Cricut came to the rescue again. I thought about making a stencil and painting them, but then my laziness took over and I decided to make some vinyl and just stick it on. The totes are like a nylon so the vinyl stuck on, no problem.
The {1} tote doesn’t have anything in it yet. This is inside the {2} tote. I use these for parties, picnics or when lots of kids are over.
I decided on numbers because I wanted something simple.
This is inside the {3} tote. These are used for parties or when the kids request them. They like to eat ice cream out of the teal ones.
As you can tell, I like fast projects. Maybe that’s the problem with me finishing the mudroom.
I placed a plastic tote inside the tote to give me a flat, hard surface to work with. Then I just stuck the vinyl on. I did actually measure a little, but it’s not perfect.
So what do you think? This is looking at them as you come in through the garage.
And this is looking at them from the front hall of the house. I love them, especially for a total cost of $9.
Now I have a place for those non-essential kitchen items. Easy to get to, but out of sight.
